Where does “daerah kantong” come from?

daerah kantong (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian daerah, from Malay daerah, from Arabic دَائِرَة — circle; periodical, circle.

daerah kantong (Indonesian): enclave

Definitions

  1. enclave

Ancestry of “daerah kantong”, step by step

daerah kantong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian daerah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandaerahregion; area
2Malaydaerahdistrict, region, area; region; area
3Arabicدَائِرَةcircle; periodical, circle

via Indonesian kantong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankantongsack, pocket
Every word from Arabic دَائِرَة →Every word from Malay daerah →Every word from Indonesian daerah →